Wayne Rooney
Rooney, who has been hampered by ankle and groin problems in recent weeks, suffered the neck injury towards the end of England's Wembley farewell before the World Cup.
The Manchester United striker was forced to play on for the closing moments of the friendly as England coach Capello had used all six of his substitutes.
striker was forced to play on for the closing moments of the friendly as England coach Capello had used all six of his substitutes.However, the Italian was quick to dismiss any fears the problem could impact on the World Cup campaign and is now looking for Rooney to hit top form.
"He said he had a small problem in his neck, but it is not a problem," said Capello.
"He wanted to come off for the last two minutes, but I had made all the substitutions so it was impossible to change.
"Rooney is okay. At this moment he just needs to play and find his form."
And Rooney also shrugged off any worries about his fitness ahead of England's final World Cup warm-up game against Japan on Sunday.
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